Human Rights
Festival fallout: Antisemitism code sparks exodus from Bendigo writers' event

An ironic censorship saga has threatened the very existence of an entire literary festival.  
Greta Thunberg’s Gaza stance ignites debate on protest and denial

As Greta Thunberg joins the Gaza flotilla, her activism forces a global reckoning with denial — ...  
Gaza march draws 100,000 despite state opposition

Despite resistance from NSW authorities, a massive protest march for Gaza crossed Sydney’s ...  
Experts sound alarm on mass starvation in Gaza

With increasing urgency, leading world health experts are condemning the famine inflicted on ...  
The global 'historic shift' on Gaza genocide

Standing up for human rights in the 2020s is something that moves at a glacial pace.  
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EDITORIAL: The global 'historic shift' on Gaza genocide

Standing up for human rights in the 2020s is something that moves at a glacial pace.  
The human cost of Australia’s housing crisis

Australia’s housing crisis is one you can’t fully comprehend — until you witness the conga ...  
Unfair dismissal in Australia: A legal and human reality

Unfair dismissal in Australia isn’t just a legal issue, it's a system stacked against the vuln ...  
Segal’s anti-antisemitism role draws criticism over free speech concerns

Critics say Jillian Segal’s role as antisemitism envoy could threaten open debate, silence ...  
Australia ratified the UN torture treaty, yet still violates it

Australia’s failure to meet anti-torture treaty obligations is under fire — contestation is ...  
Robodebt RC reforms needed ‘pronto’

Robodebt saw over 400,000 Australian citizens targeted and relentlessly pursued – mafia style ...  
Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

With states jostling to prove their tough-on-crime credentials by introducing racist laws, will ...  
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EDITORIAL: Systemic cruelty against First Nations children not confined to history

The Yoorrook for Justice Report into Victoria’s child protection and criminal justice systems ...  
Gaza's destruction continues, but so does the silence

The terror in Gaza is no ordinary humanitarian crisis, as the product of an ongoing, one-sided ...  
The ABC's Antoinette Lattouf ‘issue’

"Deliberately starving and killing children is a war crime. Today, the court has found that puni ...  
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EDITORIAL: The ABC and the Antoinette Lattouf ‘issue’

Sometimes the outcome of an unlawful dismissal case goes beyond justice for an individual employee ...  
'Free Alaa' protest shuts British Consulate in Melbourne

A small protest outside the British Consulate turned into a powerful stand for imprisoned writer ...  
Greta Thunberg and crew kidnapped as Israeli forces seize Madleen

What began as a peaceful mission to deliver aid to Gaza ended with Greta Thunberg and her crewm ...  
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